It is extremely concerning to note that the MEC for Economic Development, Parks Tau is now shifting the blame to the Auditor General’s (AG) office for the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) not submitting its financial statements on time for the 2019/20 financial year. According to a reply to my questions tabled in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, MEC Tau claims that the GEP’s financials were due to be audited in September 2020, but the AG had requested more time to complete the audit due to their internal quality assurance processes and challenges related to Covid-19. The audit was only completed in February this year.